Transcript Decompression sickness

SSI OPEN WATER DIVER
CMAS ONE STAR DIVER
PROGRAM
LECTURE 2
EMU UNDERWATER SPORTS CLUB
CIU UNDERWATER SPORTS CLUB
SINUS
TOOTH
Lung
Air Embolism
Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries represents
entry-level training to educate the general diving
(and qualified non-diving) public to better recognize
possible dive-related injuries and to provide
emergency oxygen first aid while activating the local
emergency medical services (EMS) and / or arranging
for evacuation to the nearest available medical
facility.
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Decompression Chamber
Hyperbaric chamber:
A sealed compartment used to treat
Air Embolism and decompression
sickness, in which pressure is first
increased and then gradually
decreased.
Decompression sickness
Henry Law
Henry Law: At a constant temperature, the amount of a given gas
dissolved in a given type and volume of liquid is directly
proportional to the partial pressure of that gas in equilibrium with
that liquid.
Decompression sickness (DCS) is
a condition that occurs when
divers come back to the surface
too quickly after being deep under
water. It is caused by the
formation of nitrogen bubbles in
the blood stream and, in the worst
cases, can cause death.
Decompression Sickness: Words to
Know
Decompression stops:
Stops divers should make when
returning to the surface to let the
nitrogen in their blood dissolve safely
out of their bodies. Charts developed
by the U.S. Navy and other groups list
the number of stops and the time to be
spent at each stop.
Nitrogen:
• A tasteless, odorless gas that makes up four-fifths of Earth's
atmosphere.
• Decompression sickness is also known by other names, such as
decompression illness and caisson (pronounced KAY-son) disease.
DCS was called caisson disease in the nineteenth century because
it occurred among construction workers who worked in caissons,
building the supports for bridges at the bottom of lakes and rivers.
Based in Nicosia (Lefkosa), TR North CYPRUS, the Hyperbaric Medicine Center
You may call these numbers for diving emergencies and medical advice in CYPRUS :
90 392 228 54 41 – 1080
Hospital
90 533 841 99 33..................... Dr Tarık IZBUL
90 533 849 62 02..................... Murat ZEREN
90 533 840 22 64..................... Nurettin BALKANLI